To go for wool and come home shorn.
去买羊毛，剪了毛回家。
英国谚语
To go for wool and come home shorn.
去买羊毛，剪了毛回家。
To go through fire and water (through thick and thin).
经受风风雨雨。
To have a finger in the pie.
参与其中。
To have rats in the attic.
阁楼里有老鼠。
To hit the nail on the head.
说到点子上了。
To kick against the pricks.
踢破刺。
To kill two birds with one stone.
一石二鸟。
To know on which side one's bread is buttered.
了解自己的利益所在。
To know what's what.
知道什么是什么。
To lay by for a rainy day.
未雨绸缪未雨绸缪
To live from hand to mouth.
勉强糊口。
To lock the stable-door after the horse is stolen.
马被偷后锁马厩的门。
To look for a needle in a haystack.
大海捞针。
To make (to turn) the air blue.
使空气变蓝使空气变蓝
To make a mountain out of a molehill.
小题大做。